crunch是什么意思

crunch

英[kr?nt?] 美[kr?nt?]

v. 嘎吱嘎吱地嚼/行进，（使）嘎吱作响，（用计算器等大量）处理（数字）；
n. 紧要关头，财政困难；

复数：crunches;

第三人称单数：crunches;

过去式：crunched;

过去分词：crunched;

现在分词：crunching;

同义词

CRUNCH的同义词之：
conjuncture gnash crumple

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

嘎吱嘎吱地嚼

If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
例句
She sucked an ice cube into her mouth, and crunched it loudly... 她吸了块冰块到嘴里，嘎嘣嘎嘣地大声嚼着。 Richard crunched into the apple. 理查德咬了一口苹果。
V-ERG

(使)发出碎裂声;(使)嘎吱作响

If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.
例句
A piece of china crunched under my foot... 我踩碎了一块瓷片。 He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands. 他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。
VERB

(在小石子铺成的路上)嘎吱嘎吱地行进

If you crunch across a surface made of very small stones, you move across it causing it to make a crunching noise.
例句
I crunched across the gravel. 我嘎吱嘎吱地走过石子路。 ...wheels crunching over a stony surface. 嘎吱嘎吱地驶过石头路面的车轮
N-SING

紧要关头;重要事件

You can refer to an important time or event, for example when an important decision has to be made, as the crunch .
例句
Tomorrow, though, is the crunch... 明天可就是紧要关头了。 He can rely on my support when the crunch comes... 关键时刻，他可以依靠我的支持。
VERB

(用计算器或计算机大量地)处理(数字)

To crunch numbers means to do a lot of calculations using a calculator or computer.
例句
I pored over the books with great enthusiasm, often crunching the numbers until 1:00 a.m. 我兴致勃勃地研究这些账簿，经常计算到凌晨1点。
N-COUNT

缺少资金;经济收缩;财政困难

A situation in which a business or economy has very little money can be referred to as a crunch .
例句
The UN is facing a cash crunch. 联合国面临着现金短缺问题。 ...a financial crunch that could threaten the company's future. 可能会威胁到该公司前途的财政危机

英汉词典释义

vt. & vi.
嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼
The dog was crunching a bone. 狗正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼骨头。
vi.
嘎吱作响
Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。
（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄
（在路上）行进发出响声
n.
嘎吱的响声
I heard a loud crunch. 我听到嘎吱一声巨响。 Caarackle! A cheery crunch, scraps of miniature thunder sound as the shells collapse. 嘎嘣！欢快的裂壳声像是一片微弱的雷鸣。
需要做出重要决策的困难时刻
（突发的）不足，短缺；（尤指）缺钱
紧要关头；困境；症结；令人不快的重要消息

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the sound of something crunching;
"he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
2. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources);
"an end-of-the year crunch""a financial crunch"
3. the act of crushing
Verb
1. make crunching noises;
"his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
2. press or grind with a crunching noise
3. chew noisily;
"The children crunched the celery sticks"
4. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar""mash the garlic"